Evidence Based Research
Below you can find a number of linked to documents that may help you on your trauma informed journey.
Tackling Adverse Childhood Experiences
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This report released in 2023 by Public Health Wales NHS Trust brings together current research on ACEs, their immediate and life-long impacts and the evidence on how to tackle ACEs through prevention, mitigation and trauma-informed practice (TIP).
https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/-/media/phi-reports/pdf/2023-01-state-of-the-art-report-eng.pdf
Adverse Childhood Experiences: What We Know, What We Don't Know and What Should Happen Next
This major report surveys the evidence relating to the prevalence, impact and treatment of ACEs, the extent to which ACEs should provide the basis for frontline practice and service design, and the known level of effectiveness and value of ACE-related approaches, such as routine enquiry and trauma-informed care.
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Evidence Based Practice Unit - Key Findings 2022
Key research findings from the Anna Freud Centre focusing on four areas of child mental health, risk, resilience, change and choice.
https://www.annafreud.org/media/17412/ebpu-keyfindings-2022-final.pdf
Understanding the Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in a Male Offender Population in Wales
A 2019 study conducted by Public Health Wales in partnership with Bangor University.
Health and Financial Burden of Adverse Childhood Experiences in England and Wales: A Combined Primary Data Study of Five Surveys
A study completed in 2020 which highlighted the health and financial burden of adverse childhood experiences in England and Wales.
Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs) in Homeless Parents: A Validation and Replication Study
This study examined the BCEs scale in a sample of homeless parents and hypothesized that higher levels of total BCEs would predict lower odds of psychological distress, sociodemographic risk, and parenting stress after accounting for ACEs.
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